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    New Year’s Eve snow · Fairbanks

    Will it snow on New Year’s Eve in Fairbanks?

    In Fairbanks, snow falls on Dec 31 in about 32% of years, and there’s an inch or more on the ground in about 100% of years.

    Snow is practically on the guest list here, and it’s always the last to leave.
    Tomorrow’s roast for FairbanksFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.

    That’s the best chance of snow on the ground of the 111 US cities with a NOAA figure.

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    Dec 31, typically

    Snow falls
    32%
    1 in on the ground
    100%
    Usual high
    1°F
    Usual low
    -17°F

    A typical Dec 31 in Fairbanks runs from about -17°F to 1°F.

    New Year’s Eve 2026 is a Thursday, and these NOAA figures are for December 31 itself.

    The real New Year’s Eve forecast for Fairbanks comes into range from Dec 26.

    Cities with about the same odds

    • Anchorage: an inch on the ground in 96% of years
    • Duluth: an inch on the ground in 95% of years
    • Fargo: an inch on the ground in 83% of years

    New Year’s Eve snow odds in every city

    More about the weather here

    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, for each city’s official station on Dec 31. Snow falling means at least a tenth of an inch that day. Station USW00026411.

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